An Analysis of the Experiences of Mid-Range Black Soul And R&B Musicians During The 1960s

Author

Hope R. McAlee, Arkansas State UniversityFollow

Date of Award

2-8-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Journalism, MSMC

First Advisor

Lillie Fears

Committee Members

Michael Bowman; Ronald Sitton

Call Number

LD 251 .A566t 2021 M33

Abstract

Little scholarly historical information is available about the experiences of Black musicians in the Soul and R&B genres aside from information pertaining to a few specific musicians who are most popularly discussed. This thesis investigated the experiences of mid-range Black, Soul, and R&B musicians from the Delta who were successful in the 1960s but are currently less popularly discussed through a qualitative content analysis of print media articles. Given that there appears to be a gap in literature, this thesis sought to discover the experiences of these musicians to give a more holistic view of the musicians behind genres that were heavily influential to subsequent popular genres of music. Through this research, information was gathered that reflected the attitudes of both the musicians analyzed and the entertainment music industry that the musicians were involved in.

Rights Management

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

McAlee, Hope R., "An Analysis of the Experiences of Mid-Range Black Soul And R&B Musicians During The 1960s" (2022). Student Theses and Dissertations. 267.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/267